What the Hell Is Going On in This Video from Tonight's Yankees Game?

Anyone who was watching tonight's New York Yankees game against the Boston Red Sox witnessed the moment of silence honoring the Miami Marlins' late pitcher José Fernández, who was tragically killed Sunday morning in a boating accident. What they may not have noticed, however, was the arguably bizarre pass-off between two Yankees players during said moment of silence.

Esquire's own writer-at-large Luke O'Neil tweeted a 19-second video of pitcher CC Sabathia appearing to sniff something off his own hand before semi-discreetingly handing it off to a fellow player, who proceeded to raise his own hand to his face.

It's important to note that Sabathia, who has opened up before about his struggles with alcohol addiction, certainly could have been using smelling salts—chemicals often used by athletes to arouse consciousness. That said, since smelling salts aren't illegal, why be so damn weird about it?